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Columbia's School and Child Care Search Service and Admissions to The School at Columbia
This message outlines the resources available through the Office of Work/Life’s School and Child Care Search Service, describes the admissions policies for The School at Columbia University, and shares information about other schools with connections to the University.
Salary Guidelines for Officers of Research 2018-19
New salary ranges for the 2018-19 academic year for full-time officers of research
President’s Global Innovation Fund Faculty Grants Awarded
The fund awards grants for faculty members to leverage and engage the nine Columbia Global Centers. The program supports projects within and across these sites, in order to increase global opportunities for research, teaching, and service.
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Popular Faculty Resources
Important information on everything from best practices for faculty hiring to tenure guidelines
Help your school or department lay the foundation for attracting a diverse candidate pool and successfully recruiting diverse candidates (pdf).
An appointment to tenure is made only when an individual of widely recognized excellence is found to fill a scholarly need that is central to the University's purposes.
Access online courses, programs, initiatives and tools, and share best practices in leveraging online and digital technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
The Center for Teaching and Learning provides consultations for faculty and graduate student instructors at Columbia on curriculum planning, teaching techniques, and other teaching and learning topics.
A number of resources are available to assist faculty, officers of research, postdoctoral fellows, and staff in identifying funding for research and training.
Download and use this guide (pdf) to develop and implement a mentoring program tailored to the needs of your faculty.
Start here to register new programs leading to a degree or certificate with the New York State Education Department before marketing or advertising them in any way and before admitting students.
Look here for advisory and documentation services and information on a host of issues, including— but not limited to—visas, employment, travel, and tax-filing obligations.
Top Work/Life Services
For a complete list, visit the Office of Work/Life.
The School and Child Care Search Service has gathered many resources within this website to help all families who are searching for child care and schools and invite you to use these as you research options.
Columbia offers services that help faculty through the relocation process.
We offer an array of resources to help support parents and is committed to ensuring that the needs of lactating women are met.
Columbia offers dual career services to assist the accompanying spouses/partners of newly recruited faculty with the challenges of conducting academic and non-academic job searches in a new location.
Facts and Statistics
For more information on Columbia’s vibrant community of 31,000 students and roughly 16,000 employees, of whom nearly 4,000 are full-time faculty, visit the facts and statistics page.
31,317 students enrolled across the University during the fall of 2016.
3,999 full-time faculty for both Morningside and Medical Center campuses for fall 2016
$1 billion in sponsored research projects each year in over 200 research centers and institutes
Most Requested Policies
Visit the Administrative Policy Library for a complete list.
All users of Columbia’s network facilities are expected to be familiar with the policies outlined in its Computer and Network Policy Use Policy and the consequences of violation, and to comply with copyright law.
This website contains valuable information to help students, faculty, and staff understand some of the policies and regulations of the University.
Federal law sets forth specific requirements for addressing allegations of sexual misconduct.
The Rules of University Conduct, found in Chapter XLIV of the Statutes of Columbia University, are intended to ensure that all members of our community may engage in our cherished traditions of free expression and open debate.
A guide to Columbia and its organization, resources, and governance
The University Charters and Statutes are maintained by the Office of the Secretary.
This guide covers requirements and best practices on a variety of topics including academic integrity, student mental health, challenges, discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, reporting obligations and other issues.